Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Handbook of Psychology Preface xiiiIrving B. WeinerVolume Preface xvJohn R. Graham and Jack A. NaglieriContributors xviiI Assessment Issues 11 The Assessment Process 3Irving B. Weiner2 Clinical Versus Mechanical Prediction 26Paul M. Spengler3 Fundamental Psychometric Considerations in Assessment 50John D. Wasserman and Bruce A. Bracken4 Bias in Psychological Assessment: An Empirical Review and Recommendations 82Cecil R. Reynolds and Lisa A. Suzuki5 Testing and Assessment in Cross-Cultural Psychology 114Kurt F. Geisinger and Carina Mccormick6 Psychological Assessment in Treatment 140Mark E. Maruish7 Computerized Personality Assessment 165James N. Butcher8 Ethical Issues in Psychological Assessment 192Celiane Rey-Casserly and Gerald P. Koocher9 Education and Training in Psychological Assessment 211Leonard Handler and Justin D. SmithII Assessment Settings 23910 Psychological Assessment in Adult Mental Health Settings 241Martin Sellbom, Brandee E. Marion, and R. Michael Bagby11 Psychological Assessment in Child Mental Health Settings 261Nancy Howells Wrobel and David Lachar12 Psychological Assessment in School Settings 291Jeffery P. Braden13 Psychological Assessment in Medical Settings 315Jerry J. Sweet, Steven M. Tovian, Leslie M. Guidotti Breting, and Yana Suchy14 Psychological Assessment in industrial/Organizational Settings 347Richard J. Klimoski and Torrey R. Wilkinson15 Forensic Psychological Assessments 373James R. P. Ogloff and Kevin S. Douglas16 Psychological Assessment in Correctional Settings 394Edwin I. Megargee17 Assessment in Geriatric Settings 425Barry A. Edelstein, Ronald R. Martin, and Lindsay A. GerolimatosIII Assessment Methods 44918 Assessment Of intellectual Functioning 451John D. Wasserman19 Assessment of Neuropsychological Functioning 502Tulio M. Otero, Kenneth Podell, Philip Defina, and Elkhonon Goldberg20 Conceptualization and Assessment Of interests 534Rodney L. Lowman and andrew D. Carson21 Assessing Personality and Psychopathology With interviews 558Robert J. Craig22 Assessment of Psychopathology: Behavioral Approaches 583William H. O'brien and Kathleen M. Young23 Performance Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology 600Donald J. Viglione and Bridget Rivera24 Self-Report inventories: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology 622Yossef S. Ben-Porath25 Current Status and Future Directions of Assessment Psychology 645Jack A. Naglieri and John R. GrahamAuthor index 659Subject index 691